tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217749532024-02-21T08:25:29.680-08:00MartListMartin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-43009810752262217182015-10-10T12:54:00.002-07:002015-10-10T12:57:19.630-07:00Amazon Echo + Insteon Hub = JarvisI have had an Amazon echo since the beta and have really enjoyed it but the one thing I was hoping for more than anything was integration with my Insteon home control system. As of last weekend I got my wish and after some simple setup I basically spent the rest of the weekend flexing my inner (there is definitely no outer) Tony Stark.<br />
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Although the step is pretty simple and Smarthome has done a great job, there are a couple of tips on how to get the most from it.<br />
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The Echo requires that you have the latest version of the Insteon Hub (2245-222)<br />
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I had to upgrade to the new hub but they have an upgrade discount right now. If you don't have an existing hub you can skip ahead. If you do, then you will need to manually add all your devices top the new one as there is no way to transfer the setup from your old hub. However it only took me an evening to set it up the same.<br />
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<b>TIP:</b> Add the new Hub to your existing account. It is not obvious but you need to go to <i>Settings->House Management->Add a House</i> in the App. Do this before you plug it in as it will ask you to scan the label on the bottom of the hub. Then you should have them both running in parallel with two phones or tablets, each one set to a different house again by using <i>Settings->House Management in each app.</i> You can now go alphabetically device by device on each app side by side and add devices by ID from the comfort of your couch and you don't need to walk all round the house pressing set buttons. Only exception are sensors which require you to put them in link mode and cannot be added by ID. Remember to replicate all your alert settings and schedules too.<br />
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<b>TIP:</b> You may want to take the opportunity of renaming your devices during this process as this will make the Echo's job simpler when it comes to controlling them with your voice. Fro example, if you have "kitchen lights" and "kitchen cabinet lights" then Alexa says she has multiple device matches as they sound similar. Changing it to "kitchen spots" and "kitchen cabinets" seems to have solved the issue for me so far.<br />
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<b>TIP:</b> At some point you will want to turn off your old hub. Make sure you have set all of your apps to point to the new hub otherwise the app gets stuck looking for the old hub and won't let you pick the new one. I have yet to work out how to delete it from the App and make the new one the default.<br />
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You are also going to need an Amazon Echo<br />
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It is now a simple job of adding your Hub to the Echo's list of connected devices. A quick scan and it finds all your devices, though it can only control lights and plug modules right now so no setting the thermostat or asking if there are any doors or windows open. Hopefully that is in the works. You will want to have it forget all the devices it cannot control as that will improve the issue with name conflict when controlling it. However if you do that, the next time you need to scan the hub, maybe because you changed a device name or added a new one, it will find them all again so you may want to hold off until it is all stable.<br />
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Unfortunately the echo cannot read scenes from the hub but you can setup groups in the Echo app and then use those to control multiple devices. Cannot begin to explain how cool it is to say "Alexa, turn on Deck Evening" and see the lights come on, yard lights, fountain, etc. It is nothing you couldn't do with a single key press before but somehow it is way cooler and more impressive to just say it, and definitely quicker than opening an app or walking over to a keypad. My favorite scene I have created so far is <i>Whole House. </i>With a single request you can turn off everything!<br />
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Does it work perfectly? Not quite yet. Sometimes it says it cannot control certain devices or they are not responding. That can cause a scene like the Whole House one to fail and that can be frustrating. Clearly voice control is the future but it is also available here and now.<br />
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<br />Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-17641245369262635942012-09-24T13:18:00.001-07:002012-09-24T13:18:14.457-07:00Quick Solution to Some HTPC and Macmini display issuesLast weekend I took the brave, some may say reckless step, of updating my Plex based home theater macmini to Mountain Lion. The last few releases of Plex had introduced significant stuttering for me on HD content and I was forced to watch it outside of the Plex media Client. Not an option for the rest of my family.<br />
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I had been following the various threads on the Plex Forums diligently and there seemed to be a growing group of people who were getting much better performance and being able to play even higher definition video than I could previously on exactly the same mini as mine.<br />
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So I took the plunge and upgraded. At first everything was great. Instantly the problem was resolved and I had perfectly flawless HD playback at 1080p.<br />
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It wasn't until the next day when I get a text from my wife. The macmini is displaying only snow. What should they do?<br />
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I may have fixed my Plex issues but Mountain Lion had regressed its display support and was no longer doing proper EDID synching after the display was switched.<br />
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I was faced with 2 options. Downgrade and live with the HD playback issues or wait till Apple addressed in a Mountain Lion update. The latter option may not happen for weeks, months or even at all.<br />
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$89 it was a little expensive but one thing that swung it for me was that we would occasionally have the no signal/snow issue even on the previous Mac OS versions and although it was easily fixed by switching to another source and back again, it was more than my family or friends should have to deal with. For that reason alone is was an easy purchase. I highly recommend it!<br />
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<br />Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-79574307779540394822012-07-31T15:57:00.000-07:002012-07-31T15:57:11.362-07:00Create Not ConsumeI have been pushing a personal philosophy recently which it turns out after much <a href="https://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=create+not+consume&oq=create+not+consume" target="_blank">googling </a>is not all that original, which is a good thing.<br />
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Whether we realize it or not we are raising a generation of consumers, kids who prefer to consume what others have produced and create nothing new themselves. In some cases we know it is bad and try to have them maintain a balance. Television, movies, video games can all be incredible education tools and I am a big proponent of them. In some cases we irrationally place higher value on older technology. Reading is unquestionably good for us and most people don't read enough. But being proud of your child because they read all day, every day, is also misplaced. Playing sports is also essential but lets not confuse that with being creative. Lets face it, we all know balance is good.<br />
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Unfortunately many parents focus on balance between different means of consuming. Creating needs to be a part of that same healthy balance. We were forced to create more as kids as we had less to consume. I had to write my own video games or at least type them in from a magazine and then debug and fix them due to printing and typing mistakes. I made things in the garage. I played in a band. I made models. I painted. I created.<br />
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The harsh reality is that one day your kids will have to pick a career path and hopefully get a job. You get paid to create, you pay to consume.<br />
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Summer is a great opportunity to start encouraging your kids to create, especially with the trend in California to continually shorten the school year. Add to that the fact that every smartphone is now a serious content creation tool.<br />
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<li>Write don't just Read</li>
<li>Compose don't just Listen</li>
<li>Film don't just Watch</li>
<li>Coach don't just Play</li>
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A few ideas to get you started. Most of these reference Mac or iOS apps but similar apps are available for other platforms:</div>
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<li>Make a <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lego-super-heroes-movie-maker/id516001587?mt=8" target="_blank">stop motion lego movie</a> or a <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/action-movie-fx/id489321253?mt=8" target="_blank">mini action movie</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/" target="_blank">Record a song</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoX6Q0UK8A" target="_blank">learn guitar from Stevie Ray Vaughan</a></li>
<li>Create a <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/strip-designer/id314780738?mt=8" target="_blank">comic </a></li>
<li>Build a <a href="http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Robot</a></li>
<li>Learn to <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" target="_blank">program </a></li>
<li>Dabble in <a href="http://www.alice.org/kelleher/storytelling/" target="_blank">animation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youngchefsacademy.com/" target="_blank">Cook </a>a meal</li>
<li>Play a <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-invention-kit-for-everyone" target="_blank">Banana Piano</a></li>
<li>Design a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ID1EYA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000ID1EYA" target="_blank">plate</a></li>
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....or simply just take some pictures the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q8Z83U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000Q8Z83U" target="_blank">old fashioned way</a></div>
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And don't just think this only applies to your kids. Even Facebook can be used for creation and not just consumption.You are never too old to learn something new. Remember, an imagination is a terrible thing to waste.<br />
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<br />Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-66321443382616483972011-10-31T10:45:00.000-07:002011-10-31T10:45:47.589-07:00What Siri wants to be when she grows up.....The blogosphere has been heaping praise on Siri with most of the coverage going to the humorous responses built into the AI engine. All very interesting but none of it gets to the heart of why Siri is there in the first place. Some people in the media seem to spend every waking hour trying to predict what Apple might do next and where they might go. Interestingly in hindsight most things seem pretty obvious. Features are added for a bigger purpose and it takes us all a while to see what that might be.<br />
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In the case of Siri I think we are seeing a real glimpse into the future of iOS. Firstly and most obviously Siri provides voice control. It does it first where it is most needed, a phone. It is a touch device that we have a very real need to use when we cannot touch it or even see it. But there are other devices that fit into that category too. Most critically the ones that are not or will ever be touch screen enabled. The Mac mini and the MacBook (or more simply desktops and laptops) for example. Or how about the most rumored of all devices, the TV. more on that later.<br />
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Siri is also a close relative of the Star Trek computer. Ask her a question and she tries to get you the answer. We have had the ugly stepsister for quite a long time. It is called Google search. That company in Mountain View has built an advertising business around that ability but its weakness is the front end. Android has Voice Actions but how many late night talk shows did you see cover that?<br />
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This brings me back to TV and something Google already knows. TV is no longer about live broadcast networks. The TV is the thing that hangs on my wall. It is capable of showing many kinds of media, TV being just one of them. When we say we love TV we don't mean the physical device, we mean the content and that content now includes youtube, streaming video, games, apps, photos and everything else that needs a screen.<br />
That amount of content faces serious discovery problems and so for next generation TV, search is the killer feature.<br />
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All this then suggests that to revolutionize TV will require access to any kind of content with simple voice control from any device, not just that big screen in your living room. Siri has a little bit of growing up to do but the potential is clear.<br />
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As an aside, most predictions for Apple's TV play seem to focus on how it will integrate cable, broadcast TV, and physical disks. Simply it won't and it has no need to. Have you checked the App Store recently?Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-42722711736180611822011-05-16T12:48:00.001-07:002011-05-16T12:48:15.794-07:00Android@Home<a href="http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2011/05/16/google-android-at-home/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4dd17b9e1edc7ddd%2C0">How the Tech Giant Wants to "Androidify" Your Home | Wall Street Daily</a><br />
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<div><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-at-home-framework/">Google announces Android@Home framework for home automation</a><br />
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</div><div>As a huge fan of home automation and smart homes I was excited by Googles announcement last week of Android@Home. The potential is huge and with all the proliferation of different standards in this space we have all been waiting for someone big to step in. Android is perfect for this space, especially with it's roots in Java and Linux. Java took a few runs at bringing together devices (remember JXTA and Jini?) but Sun lacked the industry presence and relied on slow standards processes. Google with Android can simply target this space and standardize later. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I for one am very excited to see how this develops. With Android being an open platform I would ideally love to see a small home automation server in a box that allows me to mix and match Insteon, ZigBee, Z-Wave, RFID, new devices based on Google owns standards, and anything else you care to think of. </div></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-42204395303999886102011-04-12T10:00:00.000-07:002011-04-12T10:00:33.503-07:00The CEA Tech Enthusiast Member of the Week<a href="http://www.ceatechenthusiast.com/node/416">The CEA Tech Enthusiast Member of the Week</a><div><br /></div><div>I got named CEA Tech Enthusiast of the week and somehow missed it. Very cool.</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-41040034582461893452011-04-12T09:53:00.000-07:002011-04-12T09:55:20.290-07:00The Demise Of Social Media And The Return Of Mass Media<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"></span></span><br />
<h1 style="color: #191919; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 16px;"><a href="http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2011/04/the_demise_of_s_1.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SVWatcher+%28Silicon+Valley+Watcher%29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Demise Of Social Media And The Return Of Mass Media</span></a></h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">Interesting article on the failed promise of social media. There is a major change here and I am not sure i agree with the author. Old media was about getting all your news from a single source, maybe a couple. You read a specific newspaper, watched a certain evening news show. Those Mass media o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">utlets had you as a captive customer. What has changed is that they are still the sources but we are all getting a little bit from each of them, the bits they are better at. Social Media plays the part of the editor and aggregator. I am much more interested in knowing what my network think is interesting news than what the editor of the new york times thinks I should be looking at. This is all goodness as the mass media outlets are forced to work a little bit harder for our attention. And the promise of social media itself is not completely dead. I read a lot of material from individual writers and bloggers who are not part of the mass media outlets. But to say that the majority of our media was going to come to us that way was always far fetched.</span></span>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-58123268379761310702009-10-28T10:20:00.000-07:002009-10-28T16:20:24.686-07:00Getting Started With Insteon and Home Automation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VxwLM9K_F7eXQmZK7lEh5072T1AFZhY83SJz3BhfGhOinQ97s-qLQVPpgCCc7zSZpX5dzfKKcS-U9Aa8xpZK7NAO_hH5L8I7yNN9mNQb79vdz-XaUXXDvmQlDPPUzk_fzPuZPw/s1600-h/INSTEON-webSM.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VxwLM9K_F7eXQmZK7lEh5072T1AFZhY83SJz3BhfGhOinQ97s-qLQVPpgCCc7zSZpX5dzfKKcS-U9Aa8xpZK7NAO_hH5L8I7yNN9mNQb79vdz-XaUXXDvmQlDPPUzk_fzPuZPw/s200/INSTEON-webSM.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397706784640799394" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;">I already loved the <a href="http://hdtvpodcast.squarespace.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">htguys</span></a> and their excellent HDTV and Home Theater Podcast, but it recently only got better when they finally got the Insteon and home automation bug. It reminded me that I have not shared any starter tips or blogged my current setup for quite some time.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;">I got into Insteon seriously back in 2006. Since then I have slowly added more and more devices and now have most of my home automated:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>7 x <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yfmwk28">KeypadLincs (8 button)</a><br />10 x SwitchLincs (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/yge7oy5">Relays</a> for the Fans and <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylacese">Dimmers</a> for the lights)<br />8 x <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhtpq4u">LampLincs </a></div><div>4 x <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhzrngu">ApplianceLincs</a><br />1 x <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yh8776m"><span class="Apple-style-span">Venstar T1800 Thermostat plus Insteon Thermostat Adapter</span></a> and <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykk2e83"><span class="Apple-style-span">Humidity Sensor</span></a><br />1 x <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygttoyw">PowerLinc Controller USB</a><br />2 x <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yzoj2me">Access Points</a></div><div>1 x Garage <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yf4fx6r">door sensor</a></div><div>1 x USB IR emitter for Home Theater control</div><div><br /></div><div>When I started I was a windows guy and so used a PC as my main controller running PowerHome (<a href="http://www.myx10.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">http://www.myx10.com/</span></a>). The software is great, great community support and very stable. Since then I have gone all Apple and will probably eventually switch to <a href="http://www.perceptiveautomation.com/indigo/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indigo</span></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>You don't need a computer for Insteon to work. You can link switches and modules, even your thermostat, to each other and all works great. The big value of a computer software based controller is that it records all the links you make and allows you to make links and write them to the devices. This is a huge timesaver especially when a device fails or needs resetting. You can simply rewrite it from the computer. If you don't want a computer on all the time then you can just buy the PLC controller and download some things such as timers to it directly and it will run them when the computer is off.</div><div><br /></div><div>At one point I added a 7" touch screen controller which I <a href="http://ehomecreations.atfreeforum.com/your-ehome-f20/martin-s-ehome-t194.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">documented here</span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately the screen broke and so I was forced to rethink. About the same time the iPhone and iPod Touch came out and made portable touch screens cheap. I decided to move to the iPhone for my music remote control and started to try and retarget my home automation to it too.</div><div><br /></div><div>To do this on a pc or mac can be a lot of work involving screen design, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then just last week I bought the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygzszd6"><span class="Apple-style-span">2412N Controller module</span></a> and its simplicity blew me away. It is not as flexible as a pc but it instantly gave me access to all my lights and thermostat from my iPhone or any browser and from anywhere in the world. Huge spouse approval factor. We can turn up the AC on the way home and it is cool by the time we get there. Go this route and you don't even need a computer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few tips on things that I found out as I went along:</div><div><br /></div><div>(1) Insteon communication is incredibly reliable. Unlike X-10 you get close to 100% response rate. However its big enemies are UPSs, Computers and Receivers. They suck the signal out the line and reduce the effectiveness, in some cases killing it completely. The result is a dead zone within your house. The solution is simple. You can buy filters, similar to the Insteon modules, called <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yg5ucnd">FilterLincs</a>, that you plug between the offending devices and the power socket. As they go up to 10 amps you can put a bunch of devices on a single filter. If you are worried about blowing it you can use a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygwbexq">Kill-a-watt</a> to measure the current drawn by your devices or UPS when on.</div><div><br /></div><div>(2) Smarthome does regular specials and sales. Often worth waiting for these. I have also gotten a few things via their auction site at a good discount.</div><div><br /></div><div>(3) If you want to get serious with a computer software controller then you will need a spare insteon device to use as a trigger device (Indigo may work without this). Keypad buttons have to be linked to something to generate a trigger. You can then listen for these events on the computer and act on them. For instance I have a button that tells the computer the house is vacant. A cheap <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhtpq4u">Lamplinc</a> is great and you can use it for all your keypad triggers.</div><div><br /></div><div>(4) You will keep finding new things to control. Powered speakers are great for control from a keypad. Holiday lights too. My favorite, my PC pings a couple of websites every 30 minutes such as google and if it cannot get a response it reboots the router. I also have a button that lights up every tuesday to remind me to take out the trash. I also have halogen closet lights that I don't want to be left on by accident. When they are turned on the computer sets up a turn off command for 10 minutes later.</div><div><br /></div><div>(5) The Keypads used to come with clear buttons that you could print out custom labels for. They replaced these with solid white ones which cannot be customized. They want you to buy custom etched ones but until your system is stable you won't know what they should say and if you leave them as A,B,C etc your family will hate you. However you can still order the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yfqonjo"><span class="Apple-style-span">clear button kit</span></a> for just under $6. I also use the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yl5q2ev">color change kit</a> to make them all soft blue and the red ones are perfect for alert buttons such as <i>Garage Door Open</i> or <i>Take Out The Garbage</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>(6) By default your switches and lamplincs will just turn the lights on and off. Change the ramp rate and you will get a nice gradual dim up and down. Surprising what a difference this makes and people really notice. Plus you can easily override when needed by double tapping the switch. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are just starting out then I recommend getting one of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref%255F%3Dnb%255Fss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dinsteon%2520starter%2520kit%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Delectronics&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Insteon starter kits</a> initially. Many of them come with the RemoteLinc remote control but personally I don't use mine, find it a little ugly and it eats batteries even when it is not used. An iPhone or universal remote make a much better control.</div><div><br /></div><div>My only warning? Once you start you won't be able to stop and this could prove to be an expensive hobby........</div></span></div></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-47366514695962152412009-09-24T10:19:00.000-07:002013-01-18T14:17:28.794-08:00Dummies Guide To Whole House Audio On A Budget<div style="text-align: left;">
Yesterday I came home to a small package I had ordered off eBay and smiled with the satisfaction of knowing I had finally finished my whole house audio project. More on that final piece later.</div>
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In my last blog on home theater I <a href="http://martlist.blogspot.com/2009/04/dummies-guide-to-setting-up-mac-mini.html">explained</a> how you could get a high end <a href="http://www.kaleidescape.com/">Kaleidescape</a> like experience for a fraction of the cost. This time I am going to focus on whole house audio. If you are an audiophile stop reading now. What I am going to explain is a budget conscious setup with a few restrictions. That said I think the audio quality if more than adequate for every day listening. If you are interested in getting music in every room in your house without spending your kids inheritance on a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GU5YN0?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002GU5YN0">Sonos</a> system then read on.</div>
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Let me first cover the capabilities of the system and what is missing compared to a high end system.</div>
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<li>You will need some form of amped or powered speakers in each room you want music in. You may already have this and just not realize. I found a already had a Hi-Fi, TV, iPod dock or radio in every room I wanted to cover except the kitchen.</li>
<li>You will need to be able to run cable through your house. I tried every wireless solution there is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007ODOMA?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0007ODOMA">whole house FM transmitters</a> to the cool and simple <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015YJOK2?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015YJOK2">Apple Airport Express</a>. For me it had to be wired. Any dropouts, even infrequent or very short destroy the experience.</li>
<li>This is not a multi-zone system. The same audio goes to every room. This is a big limitation but also results in a simpler and cheaper setup. My kids will just have to like whatever I listen to.</li>
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The entire system feeds from a single point. In my family room I have a simple<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005T3FD?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00005T3FD"> audio/video switch </a>. Audio only switches are hard to find and I already had one of these from my pre-hdmi TV setup. If you have a universal remote I would look for an IR controllable one. Into that switch I feed all my sources:</div>
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I also have an iPod dock that I can switch out when friends are round so they can feed their music into the system.</div>
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My main music source is a mac mini. It has by entire music collection on it. Some things to bear in mind when choosing a computer based music server:</div>
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<li>I do not use the same mini that is at the <a href="http://martlist.blogspot.com/2009/04/dummies-guide-to-setting-up-mac-mini.html">heart of my home theater system</a> and running plex. PC and Macs do support multiple sound cards but I wanted to keep things simple for a number of reasons. My home theater mini is new, fast and dedicated to watching video, outputting digital audio to my receiver. My whole house audio mini is the original mini and is set to output analog and run independently of the other system. One big advantage over an apple express or other multi-client system is that ALL audio from the mac mini is sent to every room. No need for Airfoil.</li>
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<li><b>[Update January 2013: With the latest versions of iTunes and Home Sharing the need for Syncopation has mostly gone. You still need it if you buy music from somewhere other than iTunes and don't want to manually keep your systems in sync.]</b></li>
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My first stop is the family room itself. It feeds my receiver which in turn powers my deck as a second zone. Next stop is an iPod dock in my office, then a cd/radio in my dining room. Penultimate stop is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013CDZDI?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0013CDZDI">Pyle amp</a> that powers my kitchen in-ceiling speakers and then one long final stretch to the bedroom TV. The total cable length is probably in the range of 100 to 150ft and yet the quality at the end of the line in the bedroom is superb.</div>
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To keep your costs down you need to plan your system and measure your runs carefully, allow some slack and then order you cables from <a href="http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp">Monoprice</a>. Their prices cannot be beat especially for long runs. I basically split at each room drop using a <a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021802&p_id=667&seq=1&format=2">simple splitter</a>. Make sure you get your male and female connections right, generally good advice, and buy some connectors if needed.</div>
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This brings me back to that final package from ebay. The only real issues I hit was when I added cable radio as an input and my bedroom TV as an output. I instantly created an unwanted cable <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_loop_(electricity)">Ground Loop</a> hum. I ended up fixing this with a cable ground loop isolator from <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Cable-TV-Ground-Loop-Isolator-Jensen-ISO-MAX-VRD-1FF_W0QQitemZ120416399884QQcmdZViewItem#ht_2318wt_941">Jensen</a>. Not a cheap solution but it did the job perfectly.</div>
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<b>[Update January 2013: My ground loop came back with a vengeance when I moved my audio server to the mac mini. The isolator didn't do the trick, and several other isolators failed to help also. After much research I was pointed to the only real and permanent solution which is to create a true physical barrier via optical isolation. By using the optical out of the mac mini and this excellent <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009346RSS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009346RSS" target="_blank">low priced DAC from Fiio</a> I was able to completely remove the interference, with the bonus of 24/96 output, and now it sounds better than ever!]</b><br />
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I didn't cost the whole system and your cost will really depend on what powered audio systems you have in place already. And this whole thing is really on made possible with the iTunes remote for the iPod Touch and iPhone.</div>
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That said the result is very robust, zero dropouts and you will find yourself listening to more music than ever before.</div>
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If you have a <a href="http://www.chumby.com/">Chumby</a> then you can install this very cool widget <a href="http://www.chumby.com/guide/widget/chumbiTunes%20-%20iTunes%20Remote">chumbiTunes</a> which will allow you to see what is playing in iTunes and change the volume, pause, forward and rewind.</div>
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Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-8147078187461568542009-06-30T10:15:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:18:32.782-07:00MacWorld reviews Plexhttp://www.macworld.com/article/132438/2009/06/plex.html?lsrc=rss_mainMartin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-6775595265327658872009-06-24T11:54:00.000-07:002009-06-24T12:00:05.828-07:00Lots of new Plex Plugins Available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7scF2zDzoU8fnWcE3vs_TGio6KTc9u1Wv_j80w9o-jgRL5LfIHKK6x2Spb5RTn8zJ0N6D27sCvitIHxYu18U0DVFGiFlWVlfXJJQiMYhnyc70_8aYs8Ry7pGMtQQaZ4rN-Pi4Q/s1600-h/plex-header.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7scF2zDzoU8fnWcE3vs_TGio6KTc9u1Wv_j80w9o-jgRL5LfIHKK6x2Spb5RTn8zJ0N6D27sCvitIHxYu18U0DVFGiFlWVlfXJJQiMYhnyc70_8aYs8Ry7pGMtQQaZ4rN-Pi4Q/s200/plex-header.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350970729834488594" /></a>Huge slew of new plugins in the last few weeks for Plex. Some great stuff here including Picassa, BBC Podcasts, MSNBC, Food Network, HGTV, Shoutcast, CNN, Boing Boing and many more.<div><br /></div><div>Check them out over at the <a href="http://elan.plexapp.com/">Plex site</a></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-87385296391871234722009-04-20T21:19:00.000-07:002009-06-16T16:11:29.552-07:00Dummies Guide To Setting Up A Mac mini Home TheaterHaving just recently setup a mac mini based home theater I noticed there was no good single guide with the simple basic steps. I was transitioning from Meedio based HTPC and so had some prerequisites such as the ability to play DVD iso images. <div><br /></div><div>For the Mac mini I chose <a href="http://www.plexapp.com/">Plex</a> for the media manager and frontend as I prefer the asthetics over boxee. It has a very slick interface, something seriously missing from frontrow and even Apple TV. </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MEUyK4jNB_p87m1ZuoFjpFEo1firrxVIyRlhpzqJtA_6f9HfVUHH583KLj80ZKpK1rMzdhUNRU9saqkTGxwdtfwt4-OLhRNyjcWhEFqNJ1aCQyO1MwrCddAzAUx7YX3VAd-yiw/s200/imgHomeMediaStream-w900.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335766179465755618" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hardware:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>From monoprice order:<a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022902&p_id=1557&seq=1&format=2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022902&p_id=1557&seq=1&format=2">1557</a></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022902&p_id=1557&seq=1&format=2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022902&p_id=1557&seq=1&format=2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Toslink to Mini M/M OD:5.0mm, Molded Type - 6ft ($2.23)</span></span></a></span></span></div><div><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5311</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mini Display Port to HDMI Adapter ($14.25</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From Apple:</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/db9q35"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Apple IR Remote</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (you may have this already)</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Buy the new </span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/d85qb4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mac mini</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and upgrade the memory yourself. Not as hard as everyone says.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Get the mini </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cvmgvj">Apple wireless keyboard</a> and a mouse, or just use screen sharing from another Mac (works great).</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Storage:</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- If you have</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> a lot of med<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;">ia you will need enough storage for the media plus backups.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CZ9ZEE?ie=UTF8&tag=mart02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001CZ9ZEE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Drobo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mart02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001CZ9ZEE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is expensive but simple.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Setup:</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- To stop the apple remote controlling your other macs you will need to either pair the remote or disable IR on the other macs: System Preferences -> Security</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Software:</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">* Perian (codec and video support)</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://perian.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://perian.org/</span></span></a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">* SIlverlight (required for Netflix)</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b></b><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://silverlight.net/themes/silverlight/common/home.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://silverlight.net/themes/silverlight/common/home.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1</span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or just install Netflix from the website by starting a watch it now movie.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">* Plex (media center software)</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.plexapp.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.plexapp.com/</span></span></a></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> - Setup Display: </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You can do this at the OS level but it is tricky and for me I just could not get working with my Onkyo receiver. If you want to try then follow this </span></span><a href="http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Advanced_Display"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">guide</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Otherwise you can do just for Plex which works fine for me: Preferences -> System -> Display Calibration</span></span></li></ul><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><b>- Setup Remote:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Set remote mode to Always Running so remote starts Plex and not Front Row: Preferences -> System -> Input Devices</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><b>- Add Weather App:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Preferences -> Skin -> Home</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- <b>Add</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"><b> applications from Plex App Store:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;">-Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, etc.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Add your content</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">- Movies: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrwb1nAmN1a14hrRDGAvcUu88C0BIYmBmOcUOFuV8NTU9BbEkQg_jQ4jRXXljEHkKBXdCPQDvmhdXr03QVcfUiF8nLIxh4IefzkOniBSON2dh9yJuUaT01suibkytVZc4iJ-5MQ/s200/imgMov2001-w900.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335768046448260258" /><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">- I use iso images for all my movies. Simple, full quality, easy to write to </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">DVD for the car and a single file. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">- Put movies in their own folders and make sure the folder name and </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">movie name match.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">- Name all </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">your movies: moviename (YEAR).extension </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">- You don't have to provide coverart as Plex will go looking for it. If you</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">are worried about quality then grab your own.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">- Tip for adding coverart: Rename in Get Info and not in Finder window </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">as the extension must be .tbn and match movie name exactly</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">For example:</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">Batman Begins (2005)</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">|-Batman Begins (2005).iso</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">|-Batman Begins (2005).tbn</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><ul><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></p></ul><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> - </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">TV Shows: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWe6zAaXiZrPVaBm0aJMFBkUsq-U2vMJ3HJaMkfP2iU0wVyJAMTewKWFcaG4lZTQi1UzZ_Xkcpm7NEtE6w8uywZ45PsAHdBmjBlYNuJ76IuNQ987Wi_5YNHQr2oBKAIi4C2A04hg/s200/imgTvArrested-w900.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335766697129464578" /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ne show per folder, folder names matter, make names match </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://tvdb.com/">tvdb</a> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- If your show does not exist on tvdb then it will not be added to the </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">library view. Simple fix is to add the show to tvdb yourself</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Rescanning will not pick up changes on tvdb to previously added </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">programs. You can remove a single show by selecting it in the library </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and holding the menu button. Then just rescan for new content. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From this menu you can also change the artwork if there are multiple </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">choices.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- You will notice in library view that not all episodes have thumbnails. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">These do not need to be pulled from tvdb and can be auto generated </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">by Plex. The trick is you need to view the show in file mode to force this. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(If anyone knows a better way let me know)</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">- Music:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1IrNHJEoDWI-C30xXhN_Hf7i5YFJpbIi0EU0xdK5hofoCjwPUuJXhJGedPWuPTO9zbtcfHpTTH1rsVNMZ-T_0h4R7sILHoIJRS8tbVfQAGqh-fS5alhrVdDel5IPInE7SxLBww/s200/now-playing.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335767292837662930" /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">- iTunes is automagically picked up as a source and works great. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">- Change to Now Playing Visualization (won't induce an epeleptic fit or </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">require you to be on drugs to enjoy)</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">- Change to Cover Art view for albums to emulate iTunes look and feel</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">- You can add a new source to be imported. I added 24/96 Flac encodes </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">and they worked perfectly first time and sound incredible too. Put the</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">cover art in the same folder, name it cover.jpg and it will get picked up.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;">You can get some samples here:</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.archive.org/audio/" target="_blank">http://www.archive.org/audio/</a></span><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.hdtracks.com/">http://www.hdtracks.com/</a><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>- Subtitles: </b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Disable from the audio icon while playing a video (non-intuitive)</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>- RSS Feed: </b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- Add your favorite feeds to the scrolling ticker by editing this file and following <a href="http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=RssFeeds.xml">these guidelines</a>:</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">~/Library/Application Support/Plex/userdata/RssFeeds.xml</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue';"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue';"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-27886229586489205692009-01-15T22:42:00.000-08:002009-01-15T23:02:37.397-08:00I've seen the future of the internet and it is...........Video. Thats right. Good old fashioned video. Bear with me and I will explain.<div><br /></div><div>First a question. You want to know how to make a souffle. So you google it. Which link do you click on, the pdf recipe on the food network site or the one for youtube? Or you want to know more about something you just got diagnosed with at the doctors. Do you follow the Mayo Clinic link or the youtube video of the doctor talking about it?</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are my age or older you probably chose the former option in both cases. If you are under 20 then the likelihood is you chose the video. </div><div><br /></div><div>Video is the closest approximation to how we communicate the best. Face to face. Written word really only exists to communicate when we are not together or to capture something for posterity.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kids get that. They would rather watch the movie than read the book in most cases. For some reason many adults think this is bad. They think the written word is a more noble and intellectual form of communication. This is pure snobbery. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is not the communication tool that matters but the content. Good content on video is better than garbage in a book, or for that matter on a web page.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am generalizing of course. But you get the point. Or do you?</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, lets try a different problem. The classic debate of interactive TV. TV is a sit back experience but the internet is a lean forward one. It is why interactive TV has failed to take off yet seems so compelling on paper. A family cannot interact all at once for example, with a single TV.</div><div><br /></div><div>But video is a sit back experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>Following RSS feeds in a reader is analogous to reading a newspaper. It has its place, no question. But why can you not consume that same information in a more sit back sort of way?</div><div><br /></div><div>The solution? Well that is a whole other post for another day.........</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-64138644646502364722009-01-05T15:56:00.000-08:002009-01-05T15:56:12.741-08:00Fraunhofer IIS Brings Surround Music to the iPod Community at CES<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090105/20090105005565.html?.v=1">Fraunhofer IIS Brings Surround Music to the iPod Community at CES: Financial News - Yahoo!<br />Finance</a>: "Fraunhofer IIS Brings Surround Music to the iPod Community at CES"<div><br /></div><div>I would love to see multichannel music finally take off but I won't hold my breath. The car is actually the one place that might finally make this become a reality and not the living room as many have historically believed.</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-72366121981668295812008-12-28T22:45:00.000-08:002008-12-28T22:45:09.697-08:00We Remember...<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7790272.stm">BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Audio slideshow: We Remember...</a><div><br /></div><div>I like to think I watch and read a reasonable amount of news but every year I see a list like this and am surprised by at least half of the names on it. Lost some incredible actors this year, some who had very long and productive lives, and then the shock of Heath Ledger who left us with his astounding performance as the Joker. </div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-59012779648168043992008-11-24T10:07:00.000-08:002008-11-24T10:08:41.466-08:00The Network Of Everything<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF6BReFhMyI2FR71i3agTj-I6SF2n6InJAukW9zvs6Ctfz9riFygxdM-5Qj1jqPXsjMiGVeF3bI-B5gO0jCHjEvpqf1TkU5WTZrsjZkV1m2-yHdcLDOM9_-4AY668WYZvs3lcYQ/s1600-h/081117082425.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF6BReFhMyI2FR71i3agTj-I6SF2n6InJAukW9zvs6Ctfz9riFygxdM-5Qj1jqPXsjMiGVeF3bI-B5gO0jCHjEvpqf1TkU5WTZrsjZkV1m2-yHdcLDOM9_-4AY668WYZvs3lcYQ/s200/081117082425.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272287571495884962" /></a><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117082425.htm">The Network Of Everything: Personal Networks Will Have To Cope With At Least A Thousand Devices</a><div><br /></div><div>The concept of Personal Area Networks (PANs) has been around for some time but some European researchers seem to be making some real progress.</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-69107651553495840652008-11-21T10:07:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:07:02.815-08:00US teen tops himself live online<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/21/online_suicide/">US teen tops himself live online • The Register</a>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Anxious viewers called local police after Biggs’ body lay lifeless on a bed for several hours."</span><div><br /></div><div>Not anxious enough to call when he first took the pills though......</div><div><br /></div><div>This was inevitable given the advancement in technology and the broad access it has created and it will likely get worse than this before litigation and government intervention contain it. </div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-28032698974908669062008-11-17T15:52:00.000-08:002008-11-17T15:52:59.129-08:00Livescribe Pulse ‘smartpen’ now Mac-compatible | Macworld<a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/136854/2008/11/pulse.html">Livescribe Pulse ‘smartpen’ now Mac-compatible | Macworld</a><div><br /></div><div>Finally I can use my Java-enabled Pulse Smartpen with my Mac. Just one more reason I don't need my old windows system and more importantly I can use the pen with my main system making it way more useful.</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-49821362950139678082008-11-17T10:43:00.000-08:002008-11-17T10:48:46.517-08:00Daddy, Where's Your Phone? - O'Reilly Radar<a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/11/daddy-wheres-your-phone.html">Daddy, Where's Your Phone? - O'Reilly Radar</a><div><br /></div><div>Interesting story and something many of us fight daily. The last year should have made this clear for even someone who has been living in a cave.</div><div><br /></div><div>The real issue that is only touched on in the comments is that this is not about the client. It is about the content. There is no "mobile web". Just the web. Lets no mess that up. </div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-24175638581642542672008-11-17T08:27:00.002-08:002008-11-17T08:27:44.100-08:00Java & Bluray on Dolbycast<a href="http://www.dolby.com/dolbycast/index.html">Dolby - Dolbycast – Audio & Home Theater Podcast</a><div><br /></div><div>Great Dolbycast with Craig Eggers and Joe Rice from <a href="http://www.mx-production.com/index.html">MX Production</a> on Bluray authoring and lots of mention of Java and BD-J interactivity.</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-39834859298956267412008-11-13T15:09:00.000-08:002008-11-13T15:09:16.958-08:00Gourmet Stockholm<div>Had incredible meals this week in Stockholm at <a href="http://www.pontusfrithiof.com/bg/index.php">Pontus!</a></div><div>and <a href="http://www.grill.se/">Grill</a>. Highly recommended.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-63145089352449232192008-11-10T06:00:00.000-08:002008-11-10T06:00:14.778-08:00It’s Time To Get Excited About JavaFX<a href="http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2008/11/07/its-time-to-get-excited-about-javafx/">It’s Time To Get Excited About JavaFX at Simon’s Blog</a><div><br /></div><div>Great post by Simon Brocklehurst on JavaFX and why you should be excited about it. I am of course a little biased so go check it out for yourself. As Simon says maybe it is time to dive in JavaFX or at least get your feet wet.</div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-37546492283483865262008-11-08T02:12:00.000-08:002008-11-08T02:16:20.192-08:00The Mixtape Reborn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvACWRPqeFG8cpAHgodK-I0ZkerORvkox4e08sxswbTudUVaRX_uhwuaEwApmVONqSHWKwU0des-dWJN6aYHYMUtMJBFVij3l7ix5KdjBoUoD_4ywdyCYqxsCspJXDCr55RSuIyw/s1600-h/Picture_3.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvACWRPqeFG8cpAHgodK-I0ZkerORvkox4e08sxswbTudUVaRX_uhwuaEwApmVONqSHWKwU0des-dWJN6aYHYMUtMJBFVij3l7ix5KdjBoUoD_4ywdyCYqxsCspJXDCr55RSuIyw/s200/Picture_3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266228387378039730" /></a><a href="http://www.mixwit.com/">Mixwit - Create and Share Digital Mixtapes</a><div><br /></div><div>Just found this site and it is very addictive. You could spend hours browsing other peoples mixes without even making one of your own. If you do create a mix, which you do by adding any mp3 that is available online via a url, you can share it on Facebook, Blogger, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used to spend hours creating mix tapes and although playlists are way more convenient, the process of creating a tape was way more fun. The difference between hand making someone a card vs sending them an e-card.</div><div><br /></div><div>And if you are young enough to have no idea what I am talking about then you can read more about the art of mixtapes <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/123503">here</a>, or over at <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/123503">npr</a>, and more online mix sites are reviewed <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/three_hot_mixtape_services_remaking_the_art_form.php">here</a>.</div><div></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-30424292778501383462008-10-30T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-30T10:45:34.291-07:00Cringley on Mobile<a href="http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20081023_005500.html">I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Collateral Damage | PBS</a><div><br /></div><div>Interesting to see Cringley take an interest in mobile. As expected his view is a little biased by his knowledge of Apple, the evolution of personal computers and the iPod history.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cannot say I agree with all of it but an interesting read nonetheless. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21774953.post-11546898825974204622008-10-29T17:35:00.000-07:002008-10-29T17:35:49.977-07:00Retro Controller Find<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9Ut-o9dfYoKzvT0opY-GUJMiXvIFzxAsfxMDT-GbPI4pzKDa5yVhGmsCR1-_xwfgHSTwSgq5XYtn6ANZt3d0vPvp77IIJ2rXKS-w6X7i94Y6wTk9UOzERc-GArIYrqtMMRI7aw/s1600-h/ps_flight.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9Ut-o9dfYoKzvT0opY-GUJMiXvIFzxAsfxMDT-GbPI4pzKDa5yVhGmsCR1-_xwfgHSTwSgq5XYtn6ANZt3d0vPvp77IIJ2rXKS-w6X7i94Y6wTk9UOzERc-GArIYrqtMMRI7aw/s200/ps_flight.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262739098180317394" /></a><br /><a href="http://wapedia.mobi/en/PlayStation_Analog_Joystick">Wapedia - Wiki: PlayStation Analog Joystick</a><div><br /></div><div>I managed to find one of these at a local Goodwill over the weekend. This thing is huge and very rare. Worked first go with my PS3 too. </div>Martin Listerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321349893586457547noreply@blogger.com1